Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-03-05
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY. MARCH. 5. 1887
LOCAL NEWS

M. E-snk Jsumeister, who knows Arizonn like Rn open book' hss oeen visiting his host of friends ID this 0i'' for the past several days
 s;, bsrrels of choice Kentucky whisky
 - ;,,st erriyed for Col. Durr, and more n'a tba road. He is Rlso expecting 8 b;S Iot of Kansas City bacon and hams'
 Mir F. O. Stratton is in from the santa CotaI,nas. He knows something of thai SaDo-ted big gold strike and what be tnous IS to the effect that the big strike WAS never mAde'
 Nr Ina Perrin has closed his store st ,he corner of Meyer and Mesilla streets, and will shortly open tailor shop- hs is known to be s firss-clRss tailor, Anu wll doubtless do very good tuslness'
 The News says the Nogales shelter sbinped one hundred and tTenty-n'e .ons ot million during February. A A shelter Is a pretty good thing 10 have An, Tucson!
 MT. T. c. Russell has SIX sacks of ore from his rich strike ID the ucson mountains that averages over nSe lnOu- sand ounces to the ton. MT husse'4 As iD mgh grade luck.
 Mr. ". M, Edwsrdy IS now ID EI Paso. and is negotiating with St' Lotus mining parties with good prospects or indueing them to establish an oihce ana agency in Tucson.
 Last Wednesday Mir. Leitchleter had his left foot badly crushed while st work m his mine about five miles north of Nogales. He Is 6 partner or MT. MIG Uullough.-FFontier.
 Mr.J.G Goodman not only keeps on hand a big stock of fine leTelry of all kiDds but be manufactures to order any special design. Filigree !ewelry IS a speciality and repairing watches IS al ways satisfactorily done.
 Itis said that Mir. ReighRrd, the cap itslist intending to erect the smelling works ID thIs city, will reach here by inc trsin from the west tomorrow morn ing. He stayed over st Yuma for day.
 Judge John Haynes, Messrs. D. Shy der. R. T. Kerr and J. 4. Black have purchesad from Louis de TUurnIel the Topetates mine. located about 40 miles southeast of Nogales. Consideration, S5OO0,-Fr0ntier.
 Mir. John Gardiner, of the Machinery Depot. says his business last month was phenomenally good, and the cash sales reached far beyond expectation and precedent. He has found II necessary to forward large orders for new supplies.
 Postmaster 5. W. Carpenter, who was arrested on a warrant sworn out by Peter Tallsmsn, charging Carpenter with shooting tt Peter, will have his trial tomorrow st l o'clock ?. m.-No- gales News.
 The large cattle company in the Santa Ca.RlinRs, under the manRCement of Mr. T. Hammond, have purchased Isaac Lsurin's herd of cattle and his range. This gives them ample grazing range and 6 fine accession to their already great herds.
 The Mammoth mill will be provided with one hundred stamps in @ very short time. The mine has sn abundance Of ore, and five men easily break down fifty tons Of ore each day,-enough to supply the mill and tO spare. The Mammoth was appropriately named.
 Mr.J. \. Mason has recently sold forty thousand feet of lumber to the Sisters Hospital. A large double yer anish IS being built all around the hos pitsl, and 6 great deal of other work ID the way of repairs and additions is also being done.
 On account of the great local demand ID California for lumber. the supply is nearly exhausted and the price IS rapid ly sppreciating This also affects the price here. and 1t will soon take quite an advance. Even now 1t is impossible Co obtain well seasoned lumber here.
 The fatEest and best beef ID the re- tail markets can be found Gt Simpsons market, on Meyer street, below the Palace. In fact no better meats are found anywhere. All his fas beef comes from the rich grazing country RrOund Dobbs ranch, and the choicest animals are selected from the herds.
 4 prIvate letter received from Wilcox states that Mr George Erisk, whose skull was crushed by Charles Wilson, last week, is in s very low condition and is not expected 10 recover. Ills RssaIl ant has not yet been captured, and a re. ward has been offered by the family for his apprehension.
 Dr. W. L. WRrdvell returned last night after q visit of three months to Silver King and Pinsl, and he will like ly remain Tn Tucson for several weeks. He reports matters lively at the King, such as the usual monthly dividends paid by that company would naturally indicate.
 Mir. Litchliter, Mir. McCollough's part. ner, brought in to-day very fine spe- cimen of gold ore, particles of gold lsrg- CT than q pin head could be seen all over the rock. The mines of McCul- tough and LItchliter are turning out very handsomely and will yet prove bo- nanzRs.-Nogsles News.
 Messrs. Archibald & Stewart, two young men of character and enterprise, have established new grocery store near the depot, and begin business with very encouraging prospects. Both gen tlemen have an extended acquaintance and possess a degree of energy that assures success.
 The Miles gold sword fund will soon tue uCDG5EEAg AfcEAkuh ar c already ct hand from New York, and a highly elaborate affair will be selected. Without exception IL will be the finest presentation sword ever manufactured. The names of all who subscribe to the fund will be included in the presenta- tion roll.
 The Arctic Ice works are having e new ice storage house constructed on the premises recently purchased of Mr. (. O. Stephens, east of their works. The ice company IS preparing for big sea son, and will not run short on their ice supply, no matter how great 8 demand u made upon them.
 IL is stated that an acre of figs will yield net profit of $500. The Salt River Valley Is the home of the fig and we see no reason why these figures should not apply 10 Arizona, as well as to CslIfornIa. The fruit grown here Is of unsurpassed flavor and size. the yield If immense and the climate most favor able for the drying.-Tempe News.
 MT. Turnbow IS sinking well on the PinRl desert, some eighteen miles east of Mesa. He was at last accounts down some no feet, with indications of soon striking water, He proposes, if success